River Guide Jeff05-31-2013 5:56:31 PM CSTKahle Report -- May 31 Clients boated around 30 lmb during a half-day am trip. Several quality fish in the 15 to 16 inch range. Mostly on Winco's Wacky Worms. A few on River Darters and Predator Craws. River Guide Jeff05-30-2013 7:13:33 PM CSTKahle Report -- May 30 Kahle a little slower than is typical. Perhaps due to the hot and cold temperatures. Late last week we were dressed for winter weather; today is was cooking. We boated 20 to 25 lmb, with a few in the 15 to 17 inch range. Winco's Wacky Worm, River Darter and Predator Craw. River Guide Jeff05-24-2013 4:26:44 PM CSTKahle/River Report -- May 24 BIG change in the weather. Two days ago it was pushing 90. I doubt that it made 50 today, plus plenty of wind. Kahle Lake came through in the morning, though, as my client boated 28 largemouth bass on X-Raps and Wacky Worms. In the afternoon session, we boated 24 smallies, half of which were quality fish in the 14 to 18 inch range. X-Raps, Winco River Darters and Wacky Worms. Water temp 66 degrees and clear. River Guide Jeff05-24-2013 4:23:01 PM CSTKeystone Lake Report -- May 23 I guided a great couple of guys today on Keystone Lake. They wanted the "muskie tour," a day spent targeting the lake's best spots for muskies. Despite great weather (leading edge of front/full moon) we didn't see a muskie. But they worked hard, and should have a good starting place to develop their muskie milk run. River Guide Jeff05-22-2013 12:30:53 PM CSTKahle Report -- A great morning on Kahle. We boated around 50 largemouth bass during a four-hour morning session. All of them on Winco's Wacky Worm and Winco's River Darter. Several fish in the 2 to 2.5 pound range. River Guide Jeff05-20-2013 3:12:34 PM CSTFishing Update -- May 20 During the past two weeks I've spent some time on Pymatuning for walleyes. Very slow fishing while I was there -- during the recent cold front that dropped snow. We did manage a couple quality walleyes in the 20 inch range. Also spent some time on Kahle, this time wading/fly fishing for article research. We did well. During today's guide trip on the river we boated around 30 during a half day AM trip. A lot of fish in the 15 to 18 inch range. Water temp 66 and clear. River Guide Jeff05-10-2013 5:11:12 PM CSTMay 9 -- Kahle Lake A good start to the year on Kahle. We boated around 50 lmb during a half-day am trip. Water temperature 62 degrees; water clear; most of the fish shallow. Winco's Wacky Worm, River Darter, Rapala X-Rap all produced fish. River Guide Jeff05-06-2013 5:33:28 PM CSTRiver Report -- May 6 A slower day today. Only boated around a dozen smallies. Biggest around 17 inches. But an interesting day from the "species" side. We also boated one walleye, one northern pike. And we lost two more northerns, and a muksie in the 40 inch range. Water 62 degrees and clear. Most all fish today on hard jerkbaits -- Bomber Suspending Long A and X-Rap. River Guide Jeff05-04-2013 4:00:06 PM CSTRiver Report -- May 4 Pretty good day. Around 30 smallies, one northern and one walleye. Most of the bass between 14 and 16 inches. Hard jerbaits -- Bomber Suspending Long A -- accounted for most of the fish. Water clear, and 61 degrees. River Guide Jeff05-02-2013 6:59:19 PM CSTRiver Report -- May 2 The action and fish size a bit slower today. We boated a half-dozen smallies during a four-hour half day trip. They averaged 15 inches. Also a nice walleye and northern pike. We lost and missed a few bass as well. Water is clear, and rapidly warming. Up 56 degrees. Hard jerbaits and Winco's River Darter. River Guide Jeff04-30-2013 5:04:37 PM CSTRiver Report -- April 30 A good day. The numbers down a bit, but lots of big fish. We boated 20 smalmouth bass, most of them from 2.5 pounds to near 4 pounds. Bass are starting to mil around spawning flats. The prespawn bite is on! Water temperature 52- 54 degrees. Water clear to slight stain. Most of the big ones today on Winco's River Darter.River Guide Jeff04-28-2013 1:45:39 PM CSTRiver Report -- April 28 A windy, rainy half day on the Allegheny. My guests worked hard despite the tough conditions. The numbers were down, but we put a few quality-sized smallies in the boat. All on jerkbaits. Fish are starting to show up near spawning flats. Water temp 53-54. River Guide Jeff04-27-2013 6:41:56 PM CSTRiver Report -- April 26 Another good day on the river. We boated 30 smallies and one walleye during a six-hour afternoon trip; lost another 10 or so. Jerkbaits, crankbaits, and Booyah Baby Boo jigs with crawfish trailers. Water temp 52 degrees. I expect smallmouth bass to be moving into spawning locations within the next week or two, depending on the weather.Dave Villani04-25-2013 8:11:51 AM CSTJeff put us on the best smallie fishing I have ever done. He is the real deal!River Guide Jeff04-23-2013 4:21:43 PM CSTRiver Report -- April 23 Finally back on the river after a period of high water. A good day. Things started slow, but we caught a few on tube jigs and Galida's Grubz. But afternoon -- after the sun had warmed the water -- we began catching them on jerkbaits over rocky flats. We ended up with another 15 to 20 big smallies on jerkbaits, including a double by the clients shown in photo. Water temp 48 to 50 degrees. Biggest bass was 19.5 inches. River Guide Jeff04-08-2013 5:27:29 PM CSTRiver Report -- April 7 We finally have good conditions for river smallies. Today we boated/near-boated over 30 smallmouth bass. With the exception of a couple 13 inchers, all of the fish were in the 15 to 19 inch range. Taken on tube jigs and jerkbaits (Rapala Husky Jerks and Yo-Zuri Sashimi Jerkbaits). Water temp 46 degrees and clear. River Guide Jeff12-16-2012 7:06:09 PM CSTRiver Report -- Dec. 16 We're still scratching out a few smallmouth. We boated eight smallmouth, all between 16 and 18 inches. Also three walleyes, two 18 inchers, and one sublegal. Water temperature 38 to 39 degrees. Most of the fish on tubes. River Guide Jeff12-09-2012 12:24:39 PM CSTRiver Report -- Dec. 9 Recent rain had the river highly discolored, but elevated it to a normal level for this time of year. We didn't get many fish today -- two smallies and a three walleyes. But the outing did produce one of the year's best bass, a 20 inch smallie that went 4.3 pounds. Water temp 41 degrees. Everything on tubes. River Guide Jeff12-01-2012 6:22:06 PM CSTLate Fall Fishing Update -- Dec. 1 November was a busy month, greatly dominated by grouse hunting. Still, we squeezed in quite a few guide trips on the Allegheny, along with a Pymatuning trip. The Allegheny has been productive, with quality-sized smallmouth bass showing up in fair numbers, along with some nice walleyes. On a guide trip for muskies on Nov. 29 the client had a 40-inch-class fish near the boat, only to see it shake the bait loose before it was in net range. On Dec. 1 we boated 14 smb and one walleye. No monster bass, but all were between 14 and 18 inches. Our Pymatuning trip only produced sub-legal walleyes and average-sized yellow perch (not the jumbos we found last fall/winter). River fishing should continue to be worthwhile as long as the river remains in good condition. I will book guide trips though (like last winter) will reduce the hours (and rate) of a day trip to six hours/$250. This will allow for fishing during the warmest part of the day. River Guide Jeff10-28-2012 5:55:18 PM CSTRiver Report -- Oct. 29 Back on the water after a couple weeks dedicated to grouse/woodcock hunting in NW PA and Michigan. Decent action. My clients worked hard during a cold, damp morning half-day trip. We boated/near boated a dozen. No bigguns, but all between 12 and 16 inches. Winco's Undulator and Canyon tubes. River Guide Jeff10-06-2012 6:32:53 PM CSTRiver Report -- Oct 6 A slower day today, perhaps caused by a significant cold front. We boated 20 to 25 smb. Two quality-sized smallies in the 16 to 17 inch range. Winco River Darters, Winco Undulators, Rapala X-Raps and tubes. Water temp 61 degrees. River still low and clear. Weeds are problem is some areas, not bad in others.River Guide Jeff10-04-2012 8:05:54 PM CSTRiver Report -- Oct 4 A solid day today. After a slow start -- no action at all the first 1.5 hour -- things picked up. We boated 35 smb, and lost at least 10 others. Several over three pounds, with one just an ounce shy of four pounds. Mostly on X-Raps, with a few others on Winco River Darter and Winco Wacky Worms. Water temp 64 degrees. Low and clear. Floating weeds not too bad today. River Guide Jeff10-03-2012 8:01:43 PM CSTKeystone Lake Report -- Oct. 3 A buddy and I fished Keystone this afternoon. Pretty slow early, a decent bite in the evening. Top two largemouths were around 2.5 pounds. Boated a dozen bass in all, and lost a few other. Lake about six feet low; water temp 67. River Guide Jeff09-30-2012 1:31:54 PM CSTRiver Report -- Sept. 29 Numbers-wise, the action was average, with around 14 boated/near boated during a half-day morning trip. But we caught a nice bunch of quality fish in the 15 to 18 inch range. Most of them came on Winco's River Darter. Also a couple on X-Raps and Winco's Predator Craw. River Guide Jeff09-22-2012 3:09:50 PM CSTRiver Report -- Sept. 22 A relatively slow half-day trip. We ended up boating 12 or 13 smb, but the first couple of hours were slow, with only a hand full of small to medium-sized bass taken. Things picked up around mid-morning, including three in the 16 to 18 inch class. Most of them on X-Raps. Floating weeds are a real nuisance. Water temp 65. River still low and fairly clear.PREV1234567891011
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